Gold Boxes, Fabergé and Objects of Vertu
Gold Boxes, Fabergé and Objects of Vertu
Auction Closed
May 25, 03:15 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Fabergé silver-mounted cut-glass two-handled bowl, Moscow, 1899-1908
of oval form, the handles chased and engraved as foliate scrolls curling around a rosette, the bar joining each handle pair with acanthus leaves, the lower edge engraved with a recurring wave design, the upper half of the body with repoussé acanthus palmettes, the upper edge with a ribbon-tied reed border, on four bun feet chased and engraved with ribbon-tied reeds, struck to the body with K. Fabergé in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant, 84 standard
width across handles 34.5cm; 13⅝in.